Brady Hunter House (born June 4, 2003) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Washington Nationals organization.
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Born: (2003-06-04) June 4, 2003 (age 19) Winder, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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House grew up in Winder, Georgia.[1] While attending middle school, he was named to Baseball USA's U-12 National Team.[2] House attended Winder-Barrow High School. He hit .445 with five home runs and 21 RBIs as a sophomore in 2019.[3] Following the season, he committed to play college baseball at the University of Tennessee.[4][5] House batted .653 as a junior through 15 games before his season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6][7] House entered his senior year in 2021 as a top prospect for the upcoming Major League Baseball draft.[8][9][10][11] He finished his senior season with a .549 batting average and 52 runs scored, 20 RBIs, and eight home runs, and was ranked the best power hitting prospect by MLB.com.[12][13][14]
House was selected by the Washington Nationals with the 11th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[15] He signed with the team on July 31, 2021, and received a $5 million signing bonus.[16] House was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals to start his professional career.[17] Over 16 games, he batted .322 with four home runs and 12 RBIs.[18]
Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals first-round draft picks | |
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2021 Major League Baseball draft first round selections | |
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